Fire Protection upgrade to Offshore Platform

Our client recently upgraded their offshore platform’s gas compression turbines to extend the life cycle by 20 years.

As they overhauled and invested in the turbine upgrade, they wanted the same extension for the fire and gas support system. They wanted to ensure the system would be fit-for-purpose and reliable for another 20 years.

Nucore Project Scope

The client brought parameters to the table which required innovation on our part. First, when updating the system, they wanted to remain with the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to retain familiarity and reliability for the operators. Secondly, due to the system’s proximity to the turbines, the application’s operating environment required equipment certified for 80°C + in order to continue to operate properly under high-temperature conditions.

So, our team set to the drawing board to engineer a fit-for-purpose solution. To meet their parameters, our team commissioned the platform system upgrade for the client. Modern technology for the fire and gas controller gave the operator additional metrics to monitor the turbines while retaining certain functionality for ease of use for offshore personnel. To address high operating environment temperatures, we used a mature, proven model of flame detector certified for use in environments up to 125°C. If a project requires a necessary feature, our in-house capabilities allow us to design and manufacture it.

Key Outcomes of the Project

For this project, we designed and integrated a key isolation switch bank.

This was the best option for this project and offered a number of relevant benefits:

• Reliability: Det-Tronics equipment is built to exacting standards
• Flexibility: EQP system can adopt to almost any programming that the client requires.

Nucore Group's experience has allowed us to offer a reliable and cost-effective solution to our clients.